English

Proper noun

Meri

1. A language of Cameroon.

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Meri, meq

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Meri

1. A diminutive of the female given name Merida.

Anagrams

• emir
• mire
• rime

Estonian

Proper noun

Meri

1. A surname​.

Finnish

(index me)

Etymology

From meri ‎(“sea”) at the end of the 19th century. The given name is also a variant of Meeri, from English Mary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmeri]
• Hyphenation: Me‧ri

Proper noun

Meri

1. A female given name.
2. A Finnish surname​.

Declension

As a given name:

As a surname:

Maori

Proper noun

Meri

1. Mary (biblical)
2. A female given name, equivalent to English Mary.

Related terms

• Mere (more common given name form)

English

Noun

meri

1. plural of merus

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri ‎(genitive mere, partitive merd)

1. sea

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeri/
• Rhymes: -eri
• Hyphenation: me‧ri

Noun

meri

1. sea (a single area or the seas altogether)

Declension

• Note the grammatical exception: the word has front vowels (ä, ö) in all cases taking those opposite vowels—except for the partitive singular, merta (a back vowel).

Derived terms

• adjectives: merellinen
• adverbs: meritse

Compounds

Hungarian

Etymology

mer +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛri]
• Hyphenation: me‧ri

Verb

meri

1. third-person singular indicative present definite of mer

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːrɪ

Noun

meri f ‎(genitive singular merar, nominative plural merar)

1. mare, female horse

Declension

Anagrams

• ermi
• meir
• reim

Synonyms

• (mare): hryssa

Italian

Adjective

meri

1. masculine plural of mero

Anagrams

• mire, remi, rime

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri ‎(genitive meren, partitive merdy)

1. sea

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.riː/, [ˈmɛ.riː]

Noun

merī

1. genitive singular of merum

Adjective

merī

1. nominative masculine plural of merus
2. genitive masculine singular of merus
3. genitive neuter singular of merus
4. vocative masculine plural of merus

Romanian

Noun

meri m pl

1. plural of măr

Sardinian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin meridies

Noun

meri

1. afternoon

Sranan Tongo

Verb

meri

1. to touch

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Either from English Mary or Tolai mari ‎(“pretty”).

Noun

meri

1. woman
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:22 (translation here):

     Orait God i wokim wanpela meri long dispela bun em i bin kisim long man, na bihain em i bringim meri i go long man.

2. wife
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:17 (translation here):

     Na God i tokim Adam olsem, “Yu bin harim tok bilong meri bilong yu, na yu bin kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai mi bin tambuim yu long kaikai. Olsem na nau bai mi bagarapim graun, na ol kaikai bai i no inap kamap gut long en. Oltaim bai yu wok hat tru bilong mekim kaikai i kamap long graun.

Antonyms

• (woman): man
• (wife): man, maritman

Adjective

meri

1. female

Antonyms

• man

Derived terms

• hausmeri
• manmeri

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri

1. sea

Inflection

Derived terms

• valdmeri
• merialdotuz
• merikukoi
• merimatk
• merimez'
• meripihk
• merirazbainik
• meritorok
• merivaht
• merivaldmad
• meriveneh

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “море”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri ‎(genitive meree, partitive [please provide])

1. sea

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "meri" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *meri.

Noun

meri ‎(genitive mere, partitive merd)

1. sea

Inflection